Is Mark Cade's book enough for part-1

Giju George

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posted 11 years ago

Hi guys, I would like to know whether Mark Cade's book is enough for part 1. The UML part is only restricted to a few pages ( haven't gone further pages). Do I need to have a more understanding of UML for the part-1 of the exam or is it sufficient for the multiple choice ques. And what about the rest of the topics ???. I am planning to buy a good book for UML for the part-2 and 3. But right now concentrating ONLY on part 1 of the exam.

SCJP 1.4, SCWCD 1.4, SCBCD 1.3, SCEA

Rohit Singh

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posted 11 years ago

Mark Cade's book is not at all sufficient to clear Part 1 exam. Refer paul allen's book.

Giju George

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posted 11 years ago

Hm.. got Mark Cade's book, people say it's not sufficient to pass the exam. Read the reviews in amazon about Paul Allen's book, not a very good feedback about the book.

I found Cade's book to be a good supplement and review for the knowledge gained through work experience, but I'd hardly use it alone. I'd also recommend Fowler's UML Distilled and Larman's Applying UML and Patterns for additional study resources going into this.

And I agree with Wai Hung - for the topics covered by Cade, it is sufficiently good as a preparation material.

Theodore Jonathan Casser
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